Employment Contracts: Does this form part of ‘employee records’?

Do employers need to keep employment contracts? Learn what the Fair Work Act requires, what...

Navigating the Christmas Shutdown Period: Leave Requests and Employer Obligations

Understand your legal obligations during the Christmas shutdown. Learn how to manage leave requests, comply...

Fair Work Act Update: New Protections for Penalty and Overtime Rates

This article will explore the Fair Work Act changes coming into effect from 30 August...

Hiring Offshore: Legal and Practical Considerations of Using Overseas Contractors in Australia

This article explores the key legal and practical considerations that should be taken into account...

Overhaul of Restraint of Trade Clauses

Discover how the 2025–26 Federal Budget proposes major changes to non-compete clauses in Australian employment...

New Changes for Casual Employees: Moving to Permanent Employment

This article will explore the details of these reforms and what they mean for employers...

New Wage Theft Laws – The New Fair Work Act Changes Target Underpayment with Stricter Penalties

Australia has introduced new and harsher underpayment and wage theft laws. This article will explore...

The Right to Disconnect: Protecting Employees’ Work-Life Balance

This article will explore what exactly is the “right to disconnect” and the new obligations...

Trust in the Workplace: Misleading and Deceptive Conduct

This article will explore the surrounding laws on misleading and deceptive conduct in the workplace...

Resignation: When is it really a dismissal?

This article explores when an employee’s resignation may be deemed as a dismissal, with a...